# S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-6: Meetings at department facilities to consider clemency and paroles--Facilities--Cooperation by penitentiary personnel

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## Section

- **Citation:** S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-6
- **Heading:** Meetings at department facilities to consider clemency and paroles--Facilities--Cooperation by penitentiary personnel
- **Jurisdiction:** South Dakota
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** SD Code / Title 24 / Chapter 13 / Section 24-13-6

## Text

The Board of Pardons and Paroles shall meet in open session at facilities provided by the Department of Corrections at least every three months to hear applications for parole, to grant the privilege of parole to deserving inmates, for the discussion and adoption of policy, for revocation and recension decisions, to review agenda items and upon request of the Governor, make recommendation for pardon, commutation, reprieve, or remission of fines or forfeitures. A properly furnished room shall be made available by the Department of Corrections for hearings before the board. All officers and employees of the Department of Corrections shall at all times cooperate with the Board of Pardons and Paroles and the executive director of the board, give access to all inmates, and furnish such information as the board or the director may request pertaining to the performance of their duties. Neither this section nor its application may be the basis for establishing a constitutionally protected liberty, property, or due process interest in any prisoner.

Source: SL 1961, ch 46, § 3; SDCL, § 23-58-5; SL 1978, ch 186, § 8; SL 1985, ch 205, § 2; SL 1989, ch 20, § 171; SL 1992, ch 177, § 12.

## Nearby sections

- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-1 Composition of board--Appointment of members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-2 Terms of board members--Vacancies--Training](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-2.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-3 Direction and supervision of Board of Pardons and Paroles--Records and reports--Coordination of programs](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-3.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-4 Chair of board--Meetings](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-4.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-4.1 Quorum](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-4.1.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-5 Compensation and expenses of board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-5.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-6 Meetings at department facilities to consider clemency and paroles--Facilities--Cooperation by penitentiary personnel](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-6.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-7 Procedural rules of board--Consideration in granting or denying parole](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-7.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-8 Board process for witnesses and evidence--Administration of oaths](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-8.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-9 Appointment and salary of executive director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-9.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-10 Duties of executive director](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-10.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-11 Hearings by teleconference--Electronic document transfer](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-11.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-12 Inapplicability of certain evidence rules](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-12.md)
- [S.D. Codified Laws § 24-13-13 Former board member service as auxiliary member](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_SD_T24_C13_S24-13-13.md)

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